"More pedagogy."
The president of the Modem, François Bayrou, asked the government on Sunday to
"think about improvements"
to its text on pensions to convince the French, who are mainly opposed to the reform according to the polls.
"
The arguments were not clearly given to all French people
," he said on BFMTV.
The pension system is
"subsidized to the tune of more than 30 billion"
and
"the situation will deteriorate between 10 and 15 billion"
, assured François Bayrou, who supports the gradual postponement of the retirement age to 64, advocated by the executive.
"Can we live without pension reform?"
he asked.
This is not a reform
"made for ideological interests"
, further pleaded the High Commissioner for Planning, an ally of Emmanuel Macron.
During the parliamentary debate which will begin on January 26, it will however be necessary to think about
“improvements, clarifications on the text”
, he estimated, citing in particular the question of the
“financing”
of the revaluation of the most modest pensions. .
A new governance
52% of French people remain opposed to the reform, according to the latest Odoxa-Backbone poll for Le Figaro.
And union and political leaders urged
"to take to the streets"
on January 19, the first day of mobilization against the text.
The former Keeper of the Seals also said he was in favor of
“a review clause”
to see where
“the funding will be in four years”
.
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François Bayrou also encouraged
"a new governance of our pension system"
and took the example of private sector pensions, believing that
"the Agirc-Arrco unions have taken the necessary decisions to balance their system"
.
The latter reiterated his proposal to include in the reform an increase in employer contributions, rejected by the government.
